The Frisco City Council is looking to do an involuntary annexation of about 38.1 acres of land west of Custer Road along Westridge Boulevard. The land is currently in the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction.

In planning the district's ninth high school, Frisco ISD named the campus Lebanon High School. Lebanon was a small community in what is now Frisco that dates as far back as the 1850s. After some parents and students expressed concern, the school board changed the name to Lebanon Trail High School. Was the school board right in changing the name of the high school?

Frisco police announced late Thursday an arrest in the city's first homicide of the year. Robert Moses, 63, was charged with murder in the homicide of his ex-wife, Anna Moses. She was found dead in her Frisco home on Jan. 14.

In Cambodia alone, more than 55,000 people are trafficked each year. Thirty-five percent of those people are between the ages of 5 and 15. Nearly half of those trafficked children said their mother was the facilitator.

The filing deadline is 5 p.m. Friday to run for Frisco City Council. So far, incumbent Bob Allen will face challenger Janet Evans Webb in Place 1. Incumbent Will Sowell is unopposed for Place 3. Council terms are for three years.

Bad weather day take three: Frisco Municipal Court has canceled all dockets for today. Trash collection is scheduled to resume today with Monday routes being picked up first. Tuesday and Wednesday routes are scheduled to be picked up Thursday.

The Frisco Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing Tuesday on a specific use permit for Kreative Kids Academy, a licensed child care facility on the west side of Coit Road, about 550 feet north of Eldorado Parkway.

The day that the HeartArt Wall at Stonebriar Centre Mall was unveiled, hundreds of people crowded into the space across from Sears. Because I am short, I had to wait for the crowds to thin to get a better look.

Gabrielle Kopenski set a junior national meet record in December for the 1,650-yard freestyle at the Speedo Winter Junior National Swimming Championships in Federal Way, Wash. This weekend, Gabrielle will represent Prosper High School in the 200- and 500-yard freestyle and two relay events at the UIL Swimming and Diving State Meet.

I'm relatively new to the world of kids birthday parties. My oldest is 4 and we didn't start doing parties with her friends until her third birthday and the other parents I'm around did mostly the same.

Odysseo, an ode to the bond between horses and humans, will close after its seventh week at Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco on March 8. The show, which opened to acclaim, features 63 horses and 46 artists.

Anna schools are considering arming teachers and staff with firearms. Staff would volunteer, go through extensive mental health screenings and train with the Anna Police Department. Should teachers be armed in schools?

The Frisco Community Development Corporation board will hold public hearings tonight on two different projects. The first is the corporation's intent to give an economic development grant as part of the incentives for the Wade Park mixed-use development.

Frisco voters will be deciding on eight separate bond measures on the May 9 ballot totaling more than $267 million. The city council voted to follow the recommendations of the Citizens Bond Committee, which has been studying the city's needs and wants.

The Frisco City Council will vote at its meeting Tuesday on recommendations from the Citizen Bond Committee for more than $267.8 million in capital projects in the 2015 bond package, which would go on the May ballot.

Several Texas lawmakers have filed bills in an attempt to push back against equal rights' laws in Plano and other Texas cities — by proposing protections for business owners who might object on religious grounds. Another bill would strip pay from any official who issued a same-sex marriage license. Do you think state lawmakers should be working to repeal or modify existing local laws in regards to equal rights?

The Frisco Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously recommended Tuesday that the Frisco City Council approve the 2015 Comprehensive Plan. The plan was more than a year in the making and serves as a guide for the future development of the city.

Prexa Kapadia’s art utilizes cotton in bright, eye-catching colors, swirled and wrapped together. Some works are attached to small canvas boards on the wall; others are in installations reaching out of the ground like multicolored stalagmites. Kapadia’s art is on display at the Frisco Discovery Center’s Reception Gallery through Tuesday.

The Frisco Planning and Zoning Commission will holda work session at 5 p.m. Tuesday to discuss the 2015 Comprehensive Plan. At its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. the commission will hold a public hearing and consider recommending the plan for approval.

As Frisco's population continues to explode, so do the needs of our diverse community. In the past month the city has picked up 400 people and in the past year 7,980. Those moving in come in with diverse cultures, needs, traditions an

Former Gov. Rick Perry said last week that his criminal indictment won’t stop him from exploring a race for the White House. Should Perry be seeking national office while facing a legal battle at home?

The city of Frisco Parks and Recreation Department will host its annual Trick-A-Trout Kid Fish from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Frisco Commons. The pond at the city park will be stocked with 3,000 rainbow trout.

A Southern Methodist University professor and former Law School Dean responded to an online prostitution ad and agreed to pay $100 for sex acts at a Frisco hotel before his arrest, according to court records.

The Frisco City Council will consider a resolution at its Tuesday meeting that supports the proposal by Brazos Electric Power Cooperative to construct underground transmission lines along Main Street and to oppose all overhead routes.

The Frisco City Council will consider a resolution at its Tuesday meeting that supports the proposal by Brazos Electric Power Cooperative to construct underground transmission lines along Main Street and to oppose all overhead routes.

For the past year, a group of neighborsgo editors and reporters worked on a government transparency project. We specifically took a look at how well government agencies complied with the Texas Public Information...

The Dallas Morning News has just finished a yearlong investigation looking at how cities, counties and school districts across North Texas are complying with the Texas Public Information Act. How would you rate your city, county and schools in regard to transparency?

Looking for tastes from childhood - and maybe a few new ones? Rocket Fizz, a recent addition to Frisco Square that sells around 1,000 types of candy, about 500 types of soda and plenty of quirky novelties, has you covered.

The Frisco Community Development Corp. board voted at a special meeting Monday to do a public notice and hold a public hearing on the purchase of 201.449 acres at the southwest corner of Preston Road and Rockhill Parkway.

The Frisco Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee will discuss its review and recommendation for the 2015 plan as well as implications of the plan at its meeting tonight. The meeting starts at 6 p.m. at the Frisco Senior Center, 6670 Moore St.

The Frisco Citizen Bond Committee decided on Monday to recommend $267,825,000 worth of capital improvements be put on the May 9 ballot as bond measures. The group's recommendations go to the Frisco City Council, who will make the final decision

The Frisco Community Development Corporation board will hold a special meeting tonight to consider calling a public hearing and giving notice on the purchase of 201.449 acres at the southwest corner of the future Rockhill Parkway and Preston Road.

Collin County Sheriff Terry G. Box announced Thursday that he will not be seeking re-election when his term expires at the end of 2016. Box has been the county's sheriff since 1985 and in law enforcement for 47 years. Click here for the news story.

The 84th legislative session kicked off last week and the House voted on who should serve as speaker. Rep. Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, who has presided over the lower chamber since 2009, easily retained the position in a 127-19 vote over Rep. Scott Turner, R-Frisco. Which representative would you have voted for? Why?

Dancer Martha Graham believed the principles of living and dancing were the same practice. Dance, like life, is about performing. And the measure for how well we do either is determined by those who watch us do it.

The Frisco Citizen Bond Committee got its first look on Monday at the effect a potential $261 million bond package might have on the city's tax rate. Figures also include the sale of $22.5 million in bonds authorized in 2006 but not yet sold.

The Frisco City Council and the Frisco Community Development Corporation will meet today to consider a master development agreement with $122 million in incentives for the Wade Park mixed use project. Click here for my earlier post.

Despite what you've heard about the sometimes furious Gordon Ramsay, his passion can be contagious, says home cook Cutter Brewer. After appearing on MasterChef in 2014, Brewer has opened his first restaurant in early 2015.

The Frisco City Council will hold its winter work session on Jan. 29-31 at the Embassy Suites Dallas-Frisco Hotel. The session is held at the end of every January to talk about big-picture issues and discuss city goals.

The Frisco Community Development Corporation will hold public hearings Thursday on two upcoming projects. Its first project involves various improvements at Dr Pepper Ballpark, home to the Frisco RoughRiders.

The Frisco Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing Tuesday on a request to rezone 27.7 acres at the northeast corner of Stone-brook Parkway and Dallas Parkway next to the Frisco Police Department.

The 10th annual Winter Games of Texas is back in Frisco this weekend. Nearly 4,000 youth and adult athletes will be competing in 12 different sporting events. New to the games this year are tennis and kickball.